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Fisker Karma prototype on display: Luxury Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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With many orders taken allready as well in the USA as in Europe, carmakers Fisker have taken a slightly different approach in presenting their first model, the luxury plug-in hybrid electric Karma: about a hundred prototypes will be telling the story of what is to come soon. (Latest delay-news: not before 2011 that is.)

The wellknown Dutch firm Kroymans in Hilversum near Amsterdam, which brings other brands as Aston Martin and Ferrari as well, will be distributing Fisker exclusively in the Netherlands. By them we we’re given theopprtunity to see the Fisker Karma prototype with our own eyes.

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‘Green fashion design’ during Amsterdam International Fashion Week

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Launch of The Green Fashion Competition

Amsterdam International Fashion Week (AIFW) and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality have joined forces for The Green Fashion Competition: A design contest in token of the International Year of Biodiversity.

The competition launch will take place on the 16th of July 2010 during the 13th edition of AIFW. In honour of which Kentroy Yearwood (art director at INTOXICA) will present his new sustainable collection RANGAKU in a specially d1esigned pavilion in the Westerpark (Amsterdam).

The Green Fashion Competition

The Green Fashion Competition is a design contest wherein participants are stimulated to think about societal

responsible entrepreneurship in the fashion industry. Everyone with a vision on ‘the future of fashion’ can register as an individual or team for the competition up until the 13th of July. Conditions and more information concerning (enrolment for) The Green Fashion Competition can be found on www.amsterdamfashionweek.com/greenfashion.

Merle Deterink (Program Director at AIFW): “Supporting sustainable fashion initiatives is essential for AIFW, as we aim to stimulate and strengthen the Dutch fashion industry. This is why we are searching for future oriented fashion entrepreneurs; entrepreneurs who are able to create fashion while sustaining biodiversity. Manners in which this can be achieved are for example by using local produce or sustainable materials.”

Eco-friendly furniture from Q-collection, now for grown ups too

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Manufacturers of eco-save childrens room furniture Q-collections now present their Studio Line, using the same carefully selected natural and non-toxic materials they are so familiar with.

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ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru: India's first LEED Platinum Green Hotel

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'Inspired by the Garden City - Bengaluru it is located in, The ITC Royal Gardenia has been conceived as a building set in a garden, where interiors and exteriors amalgamate into each other within the realm of architectural aesthetics and landscaping sensibilities.'

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Luxury comes in green, too

Ritz-Carlton hotel built to go easy on earth without sacrificing guest experience

Being good to the environment might mean making a few personal sacrifices. Some low-impact consumers avoid bottled water or don’t take long, hot showers.

So how does a hotel chain with a well-earned reputation for luxury also meet strict guidelines for being green? “Going without” at the Ritz-Carlton Charlotte seems ...Read all on the website of the Charlotte Business Journal

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